Aldatıldık Lyrics With English Translation | Mehmet Erdem
Mehmet Erdem sings a powerful ballad about collective disillusionment called Aldatıldık. The poet Fatma Sezen Yildirim writes lyrics that question everything we were taught about love and life. The music comes from composers Alper Atakan and Ahmet Kocaman.
Released: March 27, 2026
Aldatıldık
Mehmet Erdem
Lyricist
Fatma Sezen Yildirim
Composer
Alper Atakan, Ahmet Kocaman & Others
Aldatıldık Meaning & Lyrics (Mehmet Erdem)
Fatma Sezen Yildirim tells the story of generations raised on fairy tales that failed them. She describes people as birds with broken wings, struggling to survive in a world that does not match their childhood dreams. The songwriter delivers the song’s central cry, ‘We were deceived, we were deceived’ (Aldatıldık aldatıldık), pointing out that both love and the world are not what they were promised to be.
Bize neler neler öğrettilerThey taught us so many things,
Sevdalar üstüneabout love.
Aldatıldık aldatıldıkWe were deceived, we were deceived.
Sevda böyle değilLove isn’t like this.
Ne masallar ninniler söyledilerThey told us so many fairy tales and lullabies,
Dünya üstüneabout the world.
Aldatıldık aldatıldıkWe were deceived, we were deceived.
Dünya böyle değilThe world isn’t like this.
Ufalana ufalana kaç kuşakCrumbling away, so many generations,
Eridik bu yollardawe’ve melted away on these roads.
Kimimiz yerle yeksanSome of us are completely ruined,
Kimimiz zor ayaktasome of us can barely stand.
Ufalana ufalana kaç kuşakCrumbling away, so many generations,
Eridik bu yollardawe’ve melted away on these roads.
Kimimiz yerle yeksanSome of us are completely ruined,
Kimimiz zor ayaktasome of us can barely stand.
Kolu kanadı kırık kuşlar gibiyizWe’re like birds with broken wings,
Ayrı diyarlardain separate lands.
Bize saadet nasip şimdiHappiness is only meant for us now,
Uçuk rüyalardain fleeting dreams.
Kolu kanadı kırık kuşlar gibiyizWe’re like birds with broken wings,
Ayrı diyarlardain separate lands.
Bize saadet nasip şimdiHappiness is only meant for us now,
Uçuk rüyalardain fleeting dreams.
Bize neler neler öğrettilerThey taught us so many things,
Sevdalar üstüneabout love.
Aldatıldık aldatıldıkWe were deceived, we were deceived.
Sevda böyle değilLove isn’t like this.
Ne masallar ninniler söyledilerThey told us so many fairy tales and lullabies,
Dünya üstüneabout the world.
Aldatıldık aldatıldıkWe were deceived, we were deceived.
Dünya böyle değilThe world isn’t like this.
Ufalana ufalana kaç kuşakCrumbling away, so many generations,
Eridik bu yollardawe’ve melted away on these roads.
Kimimiz yerle yeksanSome of us are completely ruined,
Kimimiz zor ayaktasome of us can barely stand.
Ufalana ufalana kaç kuşakCrumbling away, so many generations,
Eridik bu yollardawe’ve melted away on these roads.
Kimimiz yerle yeksanSome of us are completely ruined,
Kimimiz zor ayaktasome of us can barely stand.
Kolu kanadı kırık kuşlar gibiyizWe’re like birds with broken wings,
Ayrı diyarlardain separate lands.
Bize saadet nasip şimdiHappiness is only meant for us now,
Uçuk rüyalardain fleeting dreams.
Kolu kanadı kırık kuşlar gibiyizWe’re like birds with broken wings,
Ayrı diyarlardain separate lands.
Bize saadet nasip şimdiHappiness is only meant for us now,
Mehmet Erdem’s vocal performance gives this anthem its emotional weight. The translation of ‘Aldatıldık’ lyrics captures the sorrow of a broken promise.
